Avancemos: Cuaderno Práctica Por Niveles 1 (Revised)
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780618765935
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Page 266: Cultura A
Exercise 1
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This exercise tests your knowledge of the Dominican Republic.
You are asked to label the statements with True (T) or False (F.)
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1. F
It is false that professional baseball in the Dominican Republic is played from March through July. Professional baseball in the Dominican Republic lasts from mid-October until late January.
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2. T
It is true that the currency of the Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso.
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3. F
It is false that soccer is the national sport of the Dominican Republic. Their national sport is baseball.
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4. T
Santo Domingo is indeed the capital of the Dominican Republic.
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5. T
The Dominican Republic is indeed part of an island.
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See the explanation.
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
Exercise 2
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In this exercise, you should match famous Dominicans with their professions.
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Oscar de la Renta — designer
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Pedro Martínez — baseball player
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Juan Luis Guerra — singer
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Julia Álvarez — writer
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Oscar de la Renta — designer
Pedro Martínez — baseball player
Juan Luis Guerra — singer
Julia Álvarez — writer
Pedro Martínez — baseball player
Juan Luis Guerra — singer
Julia Álvarez — writer
Exercise 3
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Serie Del Caribe is the most important baseball championship in Latin America.
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The participants are baseball teams from various countries of Latin America that are part of the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (CBPC):
– Mexico,
– Dominican Republic,
– Puerto Rico,
– and Venezuela.
– Mexico,
– Dominican Republic,
– Puerto Rico,
– and Venezuela.
Some other countries, that are not full members of the CBPC, like Colombia, Panama, Cuba are invited to participate as well.
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The event is played every year in February and the location can vary, meaning the host country can be different every year.
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The Serie del Caribe is similar to The World Series, the former being a baseball championship for South and Central American countries, and the latter for North American countries.
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